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Rodney Peete

Retired

Carolina Panthers · QB

Rodney Peete recorded 102 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

160.2

pass yds/gm

11.2

rush yds/gm

3

playoff games

102

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rodney Peete's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1990
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 16, 1990

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1990

316 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Wild Card
1995
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 30, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

270 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 23, 1990

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1990

169 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
W
WSH
DETROITLIONS
NOV 4, 1990

WSH vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1990

135 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 15, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1989

268 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rodney Peete's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 323 passing yards

Regular Season
1992
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 27, 1992

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1992

323 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1990
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 16, 1990

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1990

316 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 23 completions

Regular Season
2002
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 10, 2002

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2002

310 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 2 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2002
DETROITLIONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 15, 2002

Detroit Lions vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

310 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 97 rushing yards

Regular Season
1990
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 23, 1990

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1990

169 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rodney Peete's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
DETPEETE—Rodney Peete
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1989–1999

02
DALPEETE—Rodney Peete
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

03
PHIPEETE—Rodney Peete
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

04
WASPEETE—Rodney Peete
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1988–2001

05
LVPEETE—Rodney Peete
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

06
CARPEETE—Rodney Peete
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Career accomplishments

16 NFL seasons102 career games16,338 career passing yards76 career passing touchdowns1,139 career rushing yards16 career rushing touchdowns1 career solo tacklesDrafted by: DETDraft pick: 141Jersey: 93 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 1, 1989Most recent: Nov 21, 2004

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history